“Germany is struggling, but cannot achieve the energy transition’ – the association issues a clear warning. “Time is dwindling and the pressure to act increases with each passing year,” explained vbw boss Bertram Brossardt.

Germany took a top spot in terms of power outage times, but in almost all other categories the traffic lights were deep red. From 2028, pensioners in Germany will have significantly less net reading from the gross reading. Hubertus Heil wants civil servants to pay into the pension fund like in Austria.